How many of us have worked in audio stores?

I worked for Harvey Electronics in Paramus, NJ from 93-95. We carried quality midfi and some High End audio/video products. The manager of that store before right before I was hired was Jeff Joseph of Joseph Audio. I really enjoyed selling systems. I took advantage of a job opportunity in an unrelated field and remain employed by that company. I used to work the weekends at AVI in Little Falls, NJ selling home audio, car audio, and video products on the weekends for a few years for extra income. I stopped that in 97.

An equally interesting question is how many of us would LIKE to work in a HiFi store. I know I would. Especially if I got paid in equipment. Maybe when I retire...

Hi Sean, My dealer friend breaks in all his wires in in his home theatre room. I used the Duo Tech. It seems to work, but takes forever. I am very interested in the cable cooker you have mentioned in the past. Gonna have to get one of these. I also agree with you that a cable should not be evaluated until completly broke in. That's the tough part for me. When is a cable fully broke in? Any info on this cable cooker would be much appreciated.

I worked for or managed four audio stores all together, sold many of the brands mentioned here.

Also served as factory representative and tech rep. for a number of high end lines. I called on audio stores, commercial sound providers and recording studios over several states. Total time spent amounts to more than ten years. Some of these jobs provided great pay, others provided priceless experiences and introduction to friends that have lasted for years.

I'm with Albert. It's the relationships that make this so interesting,...and the look on a thrilled customers face! John Entwistle (bassist for The Who) once said, "I do this because I have to. The money, the fame, the other perks are nice, but playing is what I was born to do. I'd be doing this even if we never made it big." This is my feeling on owning a Hi-End store. Some months we operate at a loss and I want to have my head examined. Then somebody says, "Thank you, I absolutely love it!" and it all makes sense again.
Mario